Up to 15% of the block grant funding can be used to help public service agencies. The remaining 85% will go primarily toward capital improvement projects, as well as code enforcement and administrative costs.

Despite reduced allocations in previous years, Costa Mesa received more money than anticipated, said Mike Linares, the city's CDBG home coordinator. The city also received the money much later than usual, he added.

"That further complicated it. … We were all surprised that we got more," Linares said.

The council approved the following agencies for CDBG funds during its June 18 meeting: